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Macacus
Macacus Ma*ca"cus, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.
Macacus cynomolgus
Kra Kra, n. (Zo["o]l.) A long-tailed ape (Macacus cynomolgus) of India and Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a black tail.
Macacus innus
Barbary Bar"ba*ry, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.] The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind of pigeon. Barbary ape (Zo["o]l.), an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.
Macacus maurus
Moor Moor, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See Mere a lake.] 1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. --Carew. 2. A game preserve consisting of moorland. Moor buzzard (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite. Moor cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe. Moor coot. (Zo["o]l.) See Gallinule. Moor fowl. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus). (b) The European heath grouse. See under Heath. Moor game. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Moor fowl (above). Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass (Sesleria c[ae]rulea), found in mountain pastures of Europe. Moor hawk (Zo["o]l.), the marsh harrier. Moor hen. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The female of the moor fowl. (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See Gallinule. (c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis). Moor monkey (Zo["o]l.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus). Moor titling (Zo["o]l.), the European stonechat (Pratinocola rubicola).
Macacus pileatus
Zati a"ti, n. (Zo["o]l.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also capped macaque.
Macacus Rhesus
Bhunder Bhun"der, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) An Indian monkey (Macacus Rhesus), protected by the Hindoos as sacred. See Rhesus.
Macacus silenus
Wanderoo Wan`der*oo", n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zo["o]l.) A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. [Written also ouanderoo.] Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species.

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- into three main occupation periods: the Early Acacus, Late Acacus, and Pastoral Neolithic. The Early Acacus was a humid period from c. 9810 – 8880 BP characterized...
- Acacus can refer to: Acacus (mythology), King of Arcadia, and the foster-father of the infant Hermes in Gr**** mythology Acacus (phasmid), a genus of phasmids...
- Acacus (Ancient Gr****: Ἄκακος or Ἄκακον means 'harmless, guileless'), in Gr**** mythology, was a king of Acacesium (Ἀκακήσιον) in Arcadia. He was one of...
- are descendants of the original inhabitants of the T****ili n'Ajjer and Acacus Mountain sites during the Epipalaeolithic era. The remaining 30% of the...
- The Acacus Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Ghat District, southwestern Libya. The unit preserves fossils dating back to the Llandovery epoch of...
- significance for the peoples of Dhar Tichitt. In the Tadrart Acacus, the period of the Late Acacus hunter-gatherers was followed by an arid period in 8200...
- & Conle, 2003 Acacus rufipectus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 Acacus sapuani Seow-Choen, 2016 Acacus sarawacus (Westwood, 1859) "Acacus Brunner von Wattenwyl...
- painting, were found in an Acacus rockshelter with Round Head rock art. Paint from Round Head rock art in the region (e.g., Acacus) of Libya was also tested...
- Libya-Egypt-Sudan border, the Tibesti to the south, on the border with Chad, and the Acacus to the southwest. The main oases are Jaghbub and Jalo in east, in Cyrenaica...
- Dakhleh Oasis during the AHP. In the Acacus Mountains, several cultural horizons known as Early and Late Acacus and Early, Middle, Late and Final Pastoral...